Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pineknob (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pineknob. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pineknob is located in Raleigh County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Pineknob. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pineknob:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Pineknob)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineknob, with the one closest to Pineknob listed first.
- Naoma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naoma
- Naoma is located in Raleigh County
- Arnett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Arnett is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnett <1>
- Zada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Stickney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Stickney is located in Raleigh County
- Montcoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcoal
- Montcoal is located in Raleigh County
- Dorothy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Packsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
- Packsville is located in Raleigh County
- Fairdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Tolleys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <1>
- Sweeneyburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeneyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineknob, with the one closest to Pineknob listed first.
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Bald Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Rocklick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <1>
- Twilight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Elk Run Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Janie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Bandytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Barrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Pondco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Bim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bim
- Bim is located in Boone County
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineknob, with the one closest to Pineknob listed first.
- Pax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Roseville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Kilsyth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Mount Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <1>
- McDunn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Elkridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Harvey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Redstar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Powellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Whipple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Oak Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <1>
- Dempsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineknob, with the one closest to Pineknob listed first.
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Eskdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Ronda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Dry Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Cabin Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Handley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Hollygrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Winifrede
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- East Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <1>
- Pratt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineknob, with the one closest to Pineknob listed first.
- Accoville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Mallory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Mineral City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Wylo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Man
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Man is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <1>
- Fort Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
- Mitchell Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Peach Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Switzer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - West Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- West Logan is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <1>
- Omar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Omar is located in Logan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omar <1>
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineknob, with the one closest to Pineknob listed first.
- Davy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Kimball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <1>
- Welch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <1>
- Big Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Big Four
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Keystone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <1>
- Northfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
- Northfork is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <1>
- Roderfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Mingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineknob, with the one closest to Pineknob listed first.
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
- Baisden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baisden
- Baisden is located in Mingo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baisden <1>
- Gilbert Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Summers County
- Jumping Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jumping Branch
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineknob, with the one closest to Pineknob listed first.
- Kopperston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <1>
- Keyrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Turkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Rock View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Mullens
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
- Mullens is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <1>
- Mullensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Pineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <1>
- Clear Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Wyoming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Sun Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Baileysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pineknob, see our County-by-County Page for Pineknob.
Newspapers Published in Pineknob ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pineknob.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pineknob, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pineknob.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pineknob:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McDowell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mingo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summers County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyoming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Raleigh County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Raleigh County
Cemeteries Near Pineknob ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pineknob.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pineknob covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pineknob, with the one closest to Pineknob listed first.
- Cooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooks Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2528423 <4>
- Bone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
- Adkins - Pettry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- The Adkins - Pettry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Noma UMC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins - Pettry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244234 <4>
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79200 <4>
- Cantley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantley Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickens Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Arnett.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2561218 <4>
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
- Burl Pettry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burl Pettry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burl Pettry Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Naoma.
- The Burl Pettry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pettry Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burl Pettry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79537 <4>
- Pettry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettry Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Continue List (495 more) ...
- Eunice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eunice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eunice Cemetery
- Sarrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarrett Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
- Eunice Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Pineknob in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pineknob.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pineknob, with the one closest to Pineknob listed first.
- Dry Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Redbird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Crany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Matville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Bald Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jarrolds Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrolds Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Clear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Bandytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- McGraws
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Cirtsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cirtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Decota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <1>
- Jesse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Saulsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Oceana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pineknob. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pineknob.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pineknob. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pineknob) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pineknob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8432, Longitude: -81.4815 In this case, the coordinates for Pineknob have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pineknob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |